REED

v.

PATE, WARDEN

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Forrest, 623 F.2d 1107 (5th Cir. 1980)
  …stimony be proved by the testimony of two witnesses, or one witness corroborated by independent evidence.” United States v. Marchisio, 344 F. 2d 653, 664-665 (2d Cir. 1965). Accord, Vuckson v. United States, 354 F. 2d 918 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 384 U.S. 991, 86 S.Ct. 1896, 16 L.Ed.2d 1007 (1966). “Technically, the ‘two witness’ rule is a misnomer because the rule requires [*?] either the testimony of a second witness or other evidence of independent probative value, circumstantial or direct, that is ‘o…
• United States v. Edwards, 443 F.2d 1286 (8th Cir. 1971)
  …acts which are stipulated during the course of a trial are to be taken by the jury as conclusively proven.” Accord, Osborne v. United States, 351 F. 2d 111, 120 (8th Cir. 1965); Vuckson v. United States, 354 F. 2d 918, 921 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 384 U.S. 991, 86 S.Ct. 1896, 16 L.Ed.2d 1007, reh. denied, 385 U.S. 893, 87 S.Ct. 27, 17 L.Ed.2d 127 (1966). Smith v. United States, 363 F. 2d 143, 145 (5th Cir. 1966), is cited by Edwards on this proposition, but is distinguishable by reason of the fact that in…
• United States v. Curran, 465 F.2d 260 (7th Cir. 1972)
  …mstantial evidence is not tenable. Circumstantial, the same as direct, evidence is sufficient if it satisfies the trier of the facts of defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. See Vuckson v. United States, 9 Cir., 354 F. 2d 918, 920, cert. den. 384 U.S. 991, 86 S.Ct. 1896, 16 L.Ed.2d 1007; United States v. Burkeen, 6 Cir., 350 F. 2d 26.1, 264.” United States v. Spencer, supra at 1303. We are satisfied that the district court might reasonably have reached the result it did and that there was no abuse o…